12,000+ boy names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or sort by rank. Click any name for pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling pairings, and a teasing-risk score.
1,250 boy names starting with H
deep valley dweller
Americanfrom the wooded hollow
Americanone who guides to the right path
Arabicrelating to time or the hours
Englishbrave heart, heart guardian
Englishson of Hermund
Englishhome ruler, ruler of the estate
Scandinavianhigh kin, chosen son
Turkishhigh land, highland
Norwegianhighland, high ground
Americanwooded dune area, hare meadow
Americanheath dweller, one from the heathlands
Germanfrom the hay valley
Englishthorn hedge enclosure
Englishpraiseworthy
Arabicstrong bird of prey
Arabichay valley
Englishtribute to composer Franz Joseph Haydn
Englishsettlement on a hill
Englishseat of consciousness, the divine Self (Atman)
Indian (Hindi)supplanter
Scottishorthodox, upright in faith
Arabicdivine command, will of God
Sikhlittle Hasan (diminutive of good)
Arabictracker, pursuer
Modern Americanof the heights
Englishnoble descendant
NorwegianAffection and tenderness
Somalito cry out, a wolf's cry
Englishenclosed woodland
Englishson of Hugh
Englishglorious gift
GreekYahweh gives strength
Hebrewsettlement by the brushwood
Englishgift of the heart; one who has a great heart
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Liam has been #1 on the SSA boys list every year since 2017. Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah are consistently in the top five. The full ranked list is above.
Theodore, Finn, Atlas, and Jasper are all climbing. They sound contemporary without being invented, which means they'll age well on a resume.
Henry, Walter, Arthur, and Edmund are all up. Strong, one or two syllable names with history behind them are outperforming invented names right now. The pattern repeats every generation.
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